7 p.m.
By this time the sun had set, and night was gradually coming over. At this time, the streets have begun to become deserted. Due to the recent increasingly frequent conflicts between various countries, the impact on trade routes has become greater and greater. The large caravans that were originally seen everywhere have also rapidly shrunk at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Konoha More and more ninjas were recruited by the village to serve as garrison, and the streets became a lot deserted as a result.
The impact of the war is not only death, but also business decline and loneliness, which is also one of the traumas caused by the war.
Compared to the streets of the village, the Uchiha clan was much deserted at this time.
Hand-burning workshop.
This is a small restaurant opened by an ordinary old Uchiha couple in the clan area. It originally specialized in light meals such as pancakes. Recently, it has added sushi, grilled birds and other businesses, and can also provide dine-in booths. time, so the ninjas of the Uchiha clan also come more frequently.
Although the merchants in the village commercial street did not dare to disrespect the Uchihas of the police department, even the Uchihas felt quite uncomfortable having to eat and drink in the presence of other people's trembling and fearful postures, so more They will be relatively more willing to spend money at merchants in their clan areas.
The paper lantern hanging at the door emits a soft orange light, and the three large black characters of Hand Shao Fang printed on the lantern are particularly eye-catching.
When Uchiha Tokumitsu came to the door of the store, the enthusiastic store owners Uchiha Teiyaki and his wife Uchiha Japoni greeted him warmly.
"Master Deguang, welcome to visit~"
"Good evening, Uncle Teyaki." Uchiha Tokumitsu greeted the two politely, and did not show contempt because they were ordinary people. "I have an appointment with cousin Fugaku, has he arrived?"
"Young Patriarch has arrived, please follow me." Uncle Teyaki enthusiastically led Uchiha Tokumitsu into a compartment in the room.
Pushing the door open, Uchiha Fugaku was already sitting upright drinking tea.
In terms of etiquette, Uchiha Fugaku behaved impeccably.
At least, he did it with "Shendu".
…
"This matter really needs to be discussed with Elder Setsuna."
Uchiha Tokumitsu sucked and ate the ramen made by the teriyaki uncle. It tasted good and the soup taste was very good, no worse than Ichiraku's ramen.
"Why? The position of deputy commander of the Mobile Force is a rare real job. Would Elder Setsuna still disagree?" Uchiha Fugaku frowned, looking a little annoyed, "Or Tokumitsu-kun, you don't have enough subordinates. I can allocate personnel to you."
"It has nothing to do with manpower." Uchiha Tokumitsu was eating ramen and tempura by himself. He said something about it. The fried food produced by the hand-yaki uncle was indeed good. He ate it happily. "Major matters involving factions and Let’s discuss this with the old man, it won’t be wrong.”
The differences between the two came from the treatment of Uchiha Tokumitsu's upcoming position as deputy commander of the Mobile Force and the transfer of twelve Uchiha Jonin to join the Mobile Force.
Uchiha Tokumitsu was obviously not very enthusiastic, but Uchiha Fugaku took it particularly seriously.
In the eyes of Uchiha Tokko, this so-called new ninja army is likely to be used to consume the Uchiha clan's vitality. It has little power but little responsibility. It is a hard nut to crack; but in Uchiha Fugaku's view , but it is a springboard for the Uchiha clan to gain more rights.
"I have no right to manipulate the freedom of any tribesman, especially a Jonin. That is an insult to his strength and dignity." The sushi and sashimi were also very good, and Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't stop using his chopsticks. It's just a pity that due to the somewhat ridiculous ninja's three prohibitions on alcohol, Uncle Teyaki did not sell alcohol to him, an underage jounin. "Even the Hokage cannot restrict the actions of a jounin at will, even in wartime." Recruitment requires a resolution passed by the jounin meeting before a mandatory recruitment can be issued, not to mention that the jounin of the family must be transferred into this ninja army that is destined to carry out dangerous missions."
This is also a long-standing paradox within Konoha.
As the highest-ranking title of a ninja, a jounin is naturally a commander above the level of a ninja squadron and has a transcendent status. However, since the third generation came to power, they have been committed to strengthening the power of the Hokage Building. The status of the jounin has been weakened, and the role of the ninja has been weakened. There are many suppressions on the clan, especially the Uchiha clan, which is already a target, and it is obvious that the sense of restraint is becoming more and more obvious.
The turning point came when Uchiha Tokumitsu and Uchiha Kamon came out to take charge of the northwest border defense force. With the dual effects of timing and strength, the Uchiha clan easily obtained the interests of the Grass Country. The huge profits also stimulated the Uchiha people to pursue more bloody and eager pursuit of more opportunities to gain power and benefits.
Uchiha Fugaku hoped that the twenty-one main battle jounin of the mobile unit would all be drawn from the Uchiha clan, while Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that twelve jounin were too many.
He was also thinking about whether he could draft a few jounin from the Sarutobi or Shimura clan to serve as scapegoats when he and Hatake Sakumo would identify the other nine jounin tomorrow.
The meal with Fugaku was not a pleasant one.
Although the two did not break up on bad terms in the end, they could not be said to live in harmony. It can only be said that the two parties had a sufficient exchange of views.
After bidding farewell to Fugaku, Uchiha Tokumitsu did not rush home. Instead, he packed up another piece of sashimi at Uncle Teiyaki's shop and carried it to Elder Setsuna's mansion.
Compared to the Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and the young patriarch Uchiha Fugaku, he is still more willing to respect and accept the opinions of the elderly.
…
The next day, after discussing with Elder Setsuna, Uchiha Tokimitsu reasonably obtained the transfer rights of twelve Uchiha jounin.
Although Elder Setsuna did not attach much importance to the position of deputy commander of the mobile unit, he regarded participating in the mobile unit as a good place to hone the strength of Jonin.
For the senior ninjas who survived the Warring States Period, the strength of this generation of jounin is still relatively weak, and they seriously lack the test of life and death.
Uchiha Tokumitsu had no objection to this. After all, the twelve jonin summoned under the instructions of Elder Setsuna were all militants of the Uchiha clan. They usually performed various private special tasks for the family. They He also regards joining the mobile unit as an opportunity to hone his strength. In this case, it is not considered against the wishes of the Jonin.
Therefore, when Uchiha Tokumitsu brought twelve Sanmagatama Jonin and Hatake Sakumo together, even the well-informed Konoha White Fang was amazed by Uchiha Tokumitsu's efficiency.
He thought it would take at least four or five days for the Uchiha clan to complete the recruitment of Jonin. Unexpectedly, it was done overnight, and each one of them was full of vigor. At first glance, they looked like experienced veterans. Tolerate.
Hatake Sakumo was very excited about the addition of the first batch of main ninjas. The higher-level ninja combat force he had been dreaming of for a long time and tirelessly planned to form finally got off to a good start.
Similarly, the Konoha Administration Department also worked quickly and quickly approved a station and training ground for the mobile unit, but they were all located in the forest outside the village.
There is no way, there is really no suitable place to find in Konoha Village, where land is at a premium.
As for digging a basement?
Don't be kidding, as a gathering place for ninjas, the lower part of Konoha Village has long been riddled with holes by generations of ninjas. Everyone likes to build a basement under their own house like a gopher to make some inconveniences visible to the public. As time goes by, naturally the tunnels are densely packed with traps, and there is no room for such things as underground settlements.
In addition, Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo initially selected nine other jounin based on ninja information. He also specially selected two jounin from the Sarutobi clan and two jonin from the Shimura clan. The standing ninja that exists.
As for the reason, it was mainly because Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that the elite of Sarutobi Shimura could not be included, otherwise it would not feel complete.
By the afternoon, the personnel of the mobile unit were basically mobilized. All the twenty-one Jonin responsible for combat operations were present, all the logistics and internal affairs personnel transferred from the Ministry of Government Affairs were present, and the auxiliary ninjas were also gradually transferred in. The entire The organizational structure began to work together.
The internal affairs ninjas from the Ministry of Government handled the affairs of the base in an orderly manner. Hatake Sakumo was particularly happy. After he had some free time, he felt itchy for a while, so he invited all the jounin to fight together on the pretext of getting along with his comrades.
All jonins are naturally eager to give it a try.
Although the reputation of 'White Fang' is well-known to everyone in Konoha, young and old, but everyone is a jounin, and they still have some hard skills. Naturally, they will not be as afraid of White Fang as the tailed beast like the ninjas in other ninja villages. , all want to try White Fang’s strength.
The result of the battle was that everyone on the training ground understood the whole truth of 'the gap between jounin may be wider than the gap between man and dog'.
Two jounin from the Sarutobi clan, a jounin from the Shimura clan and an Uchiha jounin took turns to challenge, but they were all defeated by Hatake Sakumo.
Moreover, instead of relying on all kinds of fancy ninjutsu, Hatake Sakumo ended up with the sword across his neck.
Simple and direct sword skills, coupled with unrivaled speed and just the right amount of force, may seem simple but every aspect has been practiced to the extreme. Konoha White Fang, with this, became invincible.
"Commander Sakumo, let me give it a try!" Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't hold himself back anymore. He was also happy to see the hunting spirit and took the initiative to challenge Hatake Sakumo.
Although the two have known each other for a while, they have not officially tried the trick yet.
"Okay." Hatake Sakumo was equally happy.
After watching from the sidelines for a while, Uchiha Tokumitsu also had a direct understanding of Sakumo's strength.
To put it simply, he is a thrusting ninja with unparalleled speed.
Therefore, Uchiha Tokko immediately put his hands together and circulated the chakra in his body to refine and transform it.
"Fire Escape Chakra Mode!"
Deep purple flames of flames enveloped the whole body.
Against Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo, he would naturally not ask Dai to use Uchiha-style swordsmanship. When his speed, strength and experience were far less than that of swordsmanship, it would be a self-inflicted humiliation.
Hatake Sakumo held the sword in both hands and assumed a Yin Zhi Ge posture. It seemed that he did not intend to strike first, but wanted to wait for Uchiha Tokko to make the first move.
Uchiha Tokumitsu was not polite and quickly formed seals with his hands.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
This Fire Release Ninjutsu, which has been passed down from generation to generation by the Uchiha clan, has become even more powerful after being restructured using Fire Release Chakra.
The huge fire dragon pounced on the waiting Hatake Sakumo with an irresistible force.
At the same time, Uchiha Tokumitsu was not idle either. He did not expect that a single ninjutsu could achieve success, he was just testing it with this B-level fire escape ninjutsu.
Then he continued to form seals with his hands, and balls of fire split from the flame escape flames on his body and floated all over his body.
"Instant cut!"
The fire dragon came fiercely, and Hatake Sakumo, who had been waiting with his sword raised in a Yin style, instantly stepped out and slashed with countless extremely cold sword lights.
The sword light composed of Thunder Chakra cut the Chakra Fire Dragon into several pieces with a thunderous gesture, causing a fatal explosion.
At the same time, the sword light remained unabated and struck towards Uchiha Tokko.
Such power made Uchiha Tokko almost lose his mind and his hand seals were almost wrong.
"Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall!"
At the critical moment, Uchiha Deguang used a soil escape ninjutsu, which was able to block the sword's slash.
Before he could take a breath, the ghost-like Sakumo Hatake appeared five meters behind him.
Uchiha Tokumitsu moved his fingers slightly, and the fireballs floating around his body were shot towards Hatake Sakumozan behind him like an arrow from a string.
Although this fireball is small, it is also composed of Flame Release Chakra, and it also has a certain tracking function like the two-tailed tailed beast secret technique Fire Rat Jade.
Hatake Sakumo was about to capture Uchiha Tokumitsu with a blitzkrieg, but the menacing fireballs forced him to stop slightly and swung his sword to kill the fireballs one by one.
He had no interest in fighting in close combat with Ninjutsu attacks.
Uchiha Tokumitsu released his hands and lowered them slightly. A series of Uchiha-specific steel wires shot out to the left and right, forming a huge steel wire mesh in front of him and to the left and right of Hatake Sakumo.
"Sharingan, windmill technique, three swords!·"
With a wave of his hands, the dense steel wires tightened inward at the same time, covering Sakumo Hatake who was slashing the fireball.
At the same time, the Flame Release Chakra also spread along the steel wire, igniting the steel wire to form a fire net to surround Hatake Sakumo.
"Instant Cut·Eight Stage Strike!"
Hatake Sakumo, who was moving flexibly within the steel wire mesh, kept waving his short sword, slashing left and right with sword beams, cutting the steel wire mesh enclosed on three sides into pieces.
Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't expect to successfully trap Hatake Sakumo through this ninja technique. He twisted his hands, actively disconnected the steel wire, and shot out detonating charms from his cuffs to float around his body.
This is a flying talisman array he developed by combining the forbidden art of the sealed book, the art of mutually multiplying detonating talismans, and the art of Uchiha's ninja tool manipulation.
"Okay, okay, Tokumitsu-kun." Hatake Sakumo shouted, "Stop it now, let's call it a draw."
Uchiha Tokko secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stopped.
With a move of both hands, the detonating symbols that were originally suspended flew back to the cuffs one by one.
If he continues to fight, it will probably only last a little longer.
With both ninjutsu and ninja tools deployed, it could only barely stop Hatake Sakumo's attack, and there was no way to carry out an effective combined attack.
But judging from his posture, although he was much more serious than the Jonin who defeated other challenges before, he probably didn't show any real special skills.
Of course, Uchiha Tokko didn't use his ultimate skill.
"Tokumitsu-kun is indeed an unparalleled genius in the Uchiha clan!" Hatake Sakumo praised sincerely, "Whether it is escape techniques or ninjutsu, his power and timing are perfect."
"It's just... if the fight continues, the training ground will probably be completely destroyed..." Hatake Sakumo pointed to the surrounding environment.
In just two or three minutes, the originally intact training ground had been blasted into craters, and the remaining flames of the Fire Dragon Technique burned the vegetation everywhere without restraint.
"Compared with Commander Sakumo, there is still a big difference." Uchiha Tokumitsu put away all the detonating symbols and was not satisfied with his battle performance just now.
"But, Tokumitsu-kun." Hatake Sakumo blinked, "You have surpassed all your peers. Your future is limitless. Remember not to underestimate yourself."
Uchiha Tokko was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
The jounin who were watching the battle were also impressed. Hatake Sakumo's strength was indeed well-deserved, but the young Uchiha Tokumitsu was also unrivaled.
(End of chapter)
